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Care Coordinator - RN or LPN (not a remote position)

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Active RN or LPN license
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
  • Graduate of an accredited RN or LPN program
  • Previous experience in a health center setting a plus

Responsibilities

  • Oversee care for patients transitioning from healthcare facilities
  • Coordinate care for at least 30 high-risk and rising-risk patients
  • Handle various clinical tasks including monitoring devices
  • Manage incoming phone calls from patients and schedule appointments

Key facts

Other skills

  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Multitasking

About the company

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The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education

Hospitals & Health Care

The Wright Center’s Internal Medicine, Family Medicine and Psychiatry Residencies, as well as our Cardiovascular Disease and Gastroenterology Fellowships, were designed to empower residents as innovators and nimble leaders responsive to the needs of the community they serve. Within our non-profit Graduate Medical Education Safety-Net Consortium, our trainees are immersed in diverse community venues where they are most needed, increasing their long-term likelihood of working in such settings after completing their training. Our training model follows the national Beyond Flexner movement, focused on training community-minded health professionals as agents of more equitable healthcare. Our regional residents and fellows train within Luzerne, Lackawanna, Wayne and Pike counties. Strong affiliations with Commonwealth Health System, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Geisinger, as well as multiple regional learning environments including Maternal and Family Health Services, Pike Family Health Center, Rural Health Corporation, Scranton Counseling Center, Scranton Primary Health Care Center and Wayne Memorial Community Health Center allow us to provide diverse, innovative learning environments for trainees. Our National Family Medicine Residency (NFMR) learners train at 1 of 4 Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) partner sites across the United States. Under our innovative consortium model, the NFMR learners are supported by The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, the educational infrastructure of AT. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona and the osteopathic training support of Still OPTI. Our NFMR learners train at the following FQHC partner sites: El Rio Community Health Center, Tucson, AZ; HealthPoint, Auburn, WA; HealthSource of Ohio, New Richmond, OH; Unity Health Care, Washington, D.C.; and Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, Portland, OR.

Company details

IndustryHospitals & Health Care
Company size201 - 500

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Job description

Job Type
Full-time
Description
Care for and strengthen our community by joining The Wright Center!


We welcome and invite you to join The Wright Center for Community Health and transform your career in a dynamic, mission-driven environment committed to improving the health and welfare of our community. We offer unparalleled opportunities for RNs or LPNs eager to make a significant impact on community health while blossoming career paths driven by life-long learning.


At The Wright Center, you’ll be a key player in our dedicated clinical care team. While the role is primarily desk-oriented, you’ll engage in essential remote coordination via telephone with external agencies, ensuring seamless patient care management. This is your chance to thrive in a fast-paced, outpatient care setting, where your multitasking skills and clinical expertise will shine!


Embrace a fulfilling career where your contributions drive meaningful change and enhance the well-being of our community. Come be a part of something bigger - where your role matters and every day brings new opportunities to excel!


Here are some of the main functions of our Care Coordinators:

  • Oversee care for patients transitioning from healthcare facilities, including follow-up calls and coordination with the Primary Care Provider-Team.
  • Coordinate care for at least 30 high-risk and rising-risk patients, including using risk stratification tools and managing registries.
  • Arrange follow-up visits, and manage patient data on symptoms, medication, and support.
  • Handle various clinical tasks including drawing up medications for clinicians to administer, and monitoring devices such as Ambulatory Blood Pressure, Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Retinavue for diabetic patients, while ensuring HIPAA confidentiality and pursuing ongoing professional development.
  • Handling incoming phone calls from patients, creating orders, delivering test results via telephone, medication refills, scheduling appointments, calling outside medical facilities for scheduling of specialty appointments and test orders.
  • An eligible candidate should have the following minimum qualifications:
    • An active RN or LPN license
    • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required


At The Wright Center, we offer awesome benefits!

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage offered on day one
  • Significant employer contribution to medical plan options
  • 100% paid dental and vision coverage
  • Up to 3 weeks PTO
  • Up to 11 paid holidays per fiscal year
  • 8% employer contribution to 403b retirement plan after one year of service
  • Plus more!
Requirements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Meet The Wright Center for Community Health and its affiliated Enterprise entities’ EOS People Analyzer Tool
  • Buy in and experience working in the EOS® model (strongly preferred)
  • Mission-oriented; represents the enterprise in a professional manner while demonstrating organizational pride
  • Graduate of an accredited RN or LPN program
  • Active Pennsylvania RN or LPN Nursing license
  • Previous experience in a health center setting a plus
  • BLS Certification
  • Experience with electronic health record, Medent a plus
  • Ability to work as part of a care team
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Commitment to process improvement and quality

 *This position requires employees to participate in the following rotation schedule to meet the needs of patients and families:

  • Evenings (one late night per week; 12PM-8PM)
  • Weekends (either one Saturday or Sunday per month; when worked, employees will have a day off during the week)
  • Holidays (one to two holidays per year)

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